How She Did It

The 24-by-41-inch drying rack is made of birch boards, dowel rods, and magnets. Bead-board wallpaper adds a classy touch (if you don’t want to mess with wallpaper and glue, use peel-and-stick wallpaper instead).

Laura constructed the rack in a few easy steps. She spray-painted the finished product, attached D-rings to the back, and hung it on the wall.

She bought some letters at a crafts store and glued the word “LAUNDRY” to a board, and glued the board to the top of the rack — a nice topper for a sweet project.

is an award-winning, Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer who contributes to real estate and home improvement sites. In her spare time (yeah, right!), she gardens, manages three dogs, and plots to get her 21-year-old out of her basement.